MANAGER

Naval Sea Systems Command; Keyport (WA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework eligible

Competitive federal pay

Job summary

Naval Sea Systems Command in Keyport, Washington seeks a Deputy Department Head in the Undersea Systems & Sustainment Engineering Department. The role is equivalent to GS-14/15 and carries security clearance requirements.

You will assess programs, verify effectiveness, and craft corrective action plans to ensure compliance with policies and regulations. Applicants must meet engineering education requirements or licensure (EI/EIT/PE) and possess a bachelor’s degree in engineering or related

Qualifications

• Requires professional engineering degree or equivalent registration (EI/EIT/PE).
• ABET-accredited program or equivalent calculus-focused engineering curriculum.
• Eligibility for FE/EI/PE licensure demonstrated or by education/experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess, verify effectiveness, and develop corrective action plans for programs and processes.
• Ensure adherence to policies and regulations across projects.

Skills

Engineering Analysis

Regulatory compliance

Project management

Education

ABET-accredited engineering program

Professional Engineer license / EI / EIT / FE

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Job description

• Department: Department of the Navy
• Location: Keyport, Washington
• Hiring Path: Fed Transition
• Number of Openings: 1
• Security Clearance: Sensitive Compartmented Information

You will serve as a Deputy Department Head in the Undersea Systems & Sustainment Engineering Department of NAVUNSEAWARCENDIV KEYPORT WA. This position is equivalent to the GS-14/15 level.

Key Responsibilities

You will be responsible to assess, verify effectiveness, and develop corrective action plans for all Department programs, projects and processes and their adherence/compliance to policies and regulations.

Requirements & Education

Applicants must meet the following basic education requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: 0801: Successful completion of a professional engineering degree.

To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.

Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.

Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration For more information about EI and EIT registration requirements, please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at: http://www.nspe.org OR Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico The FE examination is not administered by the U.

S. Office of Personnel Management. For more information, please visit: http://www.nspe.org/Licensure/HowtoGetLicensed/index.html. OR Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A (above).

The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A (above) OR Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least one year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance.

Ordinarily, there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.

1301: Successful completion of a bachelor's degree in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.

OR Successful completion of a combination of education and experience -- education equivalent to one of the majors shown above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education. 1501: Successful completion of a bachelor's degree in mathematics, statistics, or actuarial science.

The degree must be in a major field of study (at least at the baccalaureate level) that is appropriate for the position. OR Successful completion of a combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major field of study as shown above, plus additional education or appropriate experience.

1515: Successful completion of a bachelor's degree in operations research; or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Naval Sea Systems Command, Department of the Navy.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $141367 – $197200/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-14.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.